Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-32725

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saleswonder Team: Tobias 5 Stars Rating Funnel 5-stars-rating-funnel.This issue affects 5 Stars Rating Funnel: from n/a through <= 1.2.67.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the 5 Stars Rating Funnel WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.2.67) allows unauthorized access to certain functionality that should require proper capability checks. The specific endpoints or actions affected were not detailed, but such vulnerabilities typically involve adminajax actions, API endpoints, or frontend actions lacking current_user_can() verification.

MitigationIdentify all plugin actions/endpoints lacking authorization checks and add proper capability verification (e.g., current_user_can()) and nonce validation to restrict access to authorized users only.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify plugin installation and version
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and check if '5 Stars Rating Funnel' is installed. Note the installed version number.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and the version is 1.2.67 or lower.
  2. Locate plugin PHP files
    Access the wp-content/plugins/fivestars-rating-funnel directory via file manager or FTP. Identify all PHP files in the plugin, particularly files handling ajax requests (often named like 'admin.php', 'ajax.php', or containing 'wp_ajax_' hooks).
    Affected if The plugin PHP files exist in the WordPress installation.
  3. Search for adminajax action handlers
    Search plugin PHP files for 'add_action' hooks containing 'wp_ajax_' to identify all ajax endpoints the plugin registers. Also look for 'admin_post_' hooks.
    Affected if Ajax action handlers are found without proper authorization checks.
  4. Inspect for missing capability checks
    Open each file containing ajax or admin action handlers. Search for 'current_user_can' or similar authorization functions within 10 lines before each action hook callback. Flag any callbacks that lack these checks.
    Affected if Any registered action handler callback does not contain 'current_user_can()' verification before executing sensitive operations.
  5. Check for nonce validation absence
    In the same action handler files, look for 'wp_verify_nonce', 'check_ajax_referer', or 'check_admin_referer' calls within each callback. Note which handlers lack nonce verification.
    Affected if Action handlers process requests without validating nonces, allowing potential CSRF attacks.

You are affected if the 5 Stars Rating Funnel plugin version 1.2.67 or lower is installed and contains ajax or admin action handlers that lack current_user_can() capability checks and nonce validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Identify all plugin actions/endpoints lacking authorization checks and add proper capability verification (e.g., current_user_can()) and nonce validation to restrict access to authorized users only.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

1.2.68 or later

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Locate the "5 Stars Rating Funnel" plugin
  4. Click "Update now" if an update is available, or deactivate the vulnerable version and manually upload version 1.2.68 or higher from the WordPress plugin repository
  5. Verify the plugin is running version 1.2.68 or higher after update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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